I Am Said I (Huruma)

I went to see Eamon Keane & special guest John Sheehan of the Dubliners at the National Concert Hall during the week. Eamon was previously an excellent presenter on Newstalk but he's an even more excellent piano player. He sits at his piano and improvises; it's suggested that he himself doesn't quite know what he's going to play. I close my eyes to take in the music and wonder what on earth he's at - there's quite a strong feeling of turbulence, something coming from the dark roots of the earth and then something beautiful begins to suggest itself, a hint of a familiar tune, then the tune itself rising like a butterfly from the caterpillar - Norwegian Wood , Scarborough Fair and more. These two movements of life are held together in balance, moving in and out of each other - darkness and light, turbulence and peace, discord and harmony. It's not a religious concert but the evening is brought to a close with Amazing Grace which John Shee...